Section 15
Feed-in tariff commencement date
of Sabah Renewable Energy Technical And Operational Requirements Rules 2024
Unless otherwise permitted under the terms of an effective renewable energy power purchase agreement, the feed-in tariff commencement date shall not occur until —
(a)
the feed-in approval holder submits to the distribution licensee and the
Commission —
(i)
in relation to a renewable energy installation, a certificate from a qualified person stating that the renewable energy installation and
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interconnection facilities have been designed, constructed, installed and tested in accordance with prudent utility practices; and
(ii)
in relation to a renewable energy installation connected to a connection point through a medium or high voltage direct connection, the documents described in paragraph 8 of the Third
Schedule;
(b)
where applicable, the feed-in approval holder submits to the Commission the documents specified in the third column of the First Schedule to the
Sabah Renewable Energy (Feed-In Approval and Feed-In Tariff Rate)
Rules 2024; and
(c)
the meters to measure the renewable energy generated and delivered by the renewable energy installation have been sealed by the distribution licensee as co-ordinated with and witnessed by the feed-in approval holder within such period as may be determined by the Commission.
(2)
Subject to section 19 of the Enactment, a feed-in tariff commencement date shall not occur —
(a)
earlier than six months before the scheduled feed-in tariff commencement date specified in the applicable feed-in approval; or
(b)
later than thirty-first day of December of the calendar year of the scheduled feed-in tariff commencement date specified in the applicable feed-in approval, unless the prior written approval of the Commission is obtained.
(3)
A feed-in approval holder shall provide the distribution licensee and the
Commission with not less than fourteen days written notice before the estimated occurrence of the feed-in tariff commencement date.
(4)
The Commission shall, whenever it is satisfied that the requirements under subrule (1) have been fulfilled, confirm in writing the feed-in tariff commencement date.
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